Estes Park Bobcats can't ground Saints

Isaak Cirone grabs an interception against the Jefferson Saints on Friday. Brothers Ben and Andrew also produced; Ben had an interception of his own and Andrew recovered an onside kick. (Walt Hester)

The Estes Park Bobcats football team held their own early and never gave up, but lost 41-24 to the Jefferson Saints on Friday. Kayle Robidart scored on a 96-yard pitch, the longest of the year and of Robidart's career. The game was more of a track meet for Robidart as he also scored from a sweep left that went for more than 60 yards, and a fumble recovery that went for 84 yards He totaled 221 yards rushing and another 25 yards receiving. Joseph Coleson scored on a one-yard dive that started the fourth quarter, as well. All three Cirone boys made the highlights as Isaak, Andrew and Ben each hauled in interceptions and Andrew recovered an onside kick. The defense showed impressive speed most of the evening chasing down almost everything outside and showing resilliants on the inside, as well.

The problem was that when they had little lapses, the Saints managed to exploit them. The Bobcats never gave up, however, and scored three times in the second half. The defense also stiffened in the second half, helping the team catch up a bit. Next week, the 'Cats play at Nederland in a rare afternoon game on Saturday. While the 'Cats' loss to Jefferson drops the their record to 3-4, the Estes Park squad has an excellent chance of evening up, and even taking some frustrations out on Nederland. The Cougars are winless this season. The Bobcats game against the Nederland Cougars is scheduled for a 1 p.m. kickoff on Saturday, October 20.

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